# Vasai bypass rail project awaits land survey before acquisition 2026-08-06T21:46:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Vasai Bypass and Naigaon-Juchandra chord line remains stalled on the ground because its Joint Measurement Survey has not been conducted, The Free Press Journal reports. Western Railway says the survey must be completed with the Palghar district administration before final land acquisition can proceed. The Rs 175.99-crore, 5.73-km project received Railway Board approval in July 2023. Land acquisition proposals now cover 8.08 hectares, while notifications and environmental processing have advanced. The project also needs approval to divert 14.10 hectares of mangrove land. Engineering plans for Naigaon and Juchandra are at different approval stages. The proposed line would connect Western Railway with the Konkan Railway network, allowing trains to avoid reversals and potentially easing suburban congestion. The Palghar administration did not respond to the newspaper’s query. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in Tags: Konkan Railway, land acquisition, Palghar, Vasai bypass, Western Railway Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/vasai-bypass-rail-project-awaits-land-survey-before-acquisition/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/vasai-bypass-rail-project-awaits-land-survey-before-acquisition/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.